An average heart beats 100,000 times a day, pumping some 2,000 gallons of blood through its chambers. Over a 70-year life span, that adds up to more than 2.5 billion heartbeats.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.
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If you are cold you are more likely to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.
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Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!
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